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    Do you file depth gauges on safety chain?

    I used to use "crock sticks" works almost like a butchers steel,I seen an old knife sharpener made of washers,worked surprisingly well,in prison the convicts sharpened tin cans with the sidewalk( for cutting up commissary not shanks)
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    Do you file depth gauges on safety chain?

    its an art some wood cutters I have worked with could freehand a chainsaw chain to like new performance one thing I noticed if your teeth get to be different lengths the saw will tend to cut in a circle,I used to cut timber and right of way wore out many chains some chains would get so worn they...
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    Do you file depth gauges on safety chain?

    30 degree angle on one side for lawn mower blades,helps beat the grass off cleaner.
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    Do you file depth gauges on safety chain?

    amen,too aggressive on the depth gauge makes a chain more kickback prone and jerky,the general consensus is the depth gauges don't really need any attention till later on in the chains life.If you rock or hit metal a couple times the best thing to do is discard the chain,the set is gone and the...
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    Consumer Reports: Ebike Fires

    just vent the fumes and there will be a temp rise in the near environment( that's what stoves and Franklin fireplaces do.) house them in a "moonpool" of sorts with thermal fuses and thermal sensitive supports that would let them go to "Davy Jones " locker in the event of a fire,no power but an...
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    Consumer Reports: Ebike Fires

    you wouldn't believe what one genius told me[ man there's only ions in the battery!] I suppose He was clueless as to where the ions originated.
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    opinion please

    thanks I may try that if nothing else I may try to find a 13-15 amp replacement with Samsung or sanyo cells. my experience with rechargeable devices,if I have a lithium fail they do so completely,the old ni cads would charge up to very diminished capacity getting very hot on the outside,I...
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    opinion please

    is it worthwhile to buy a new battery(dorado style) for a xc 100? in other wise good shape think the full discharge in cold weather killed it;)
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    Lady cyclist killed in Davis involving juvenile on ebike...on the bike path.

    given an inch many will take a mile,Surronster has the right idea.
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    Lady cyclist killed in Davis involving juvenile on ebike...on the bike path.

    no way Hosea! we are steadily heading back into feudal times,the greedy are winning,how much longer this is going to hold up I do not know at the core society seems increasingly rotten,one heralded as a"light on a hill" America is turning into "screw your buddy" ,pluck you I got mine" one thing...
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    Lady cyclist killed in Davis involving juvenile on ebike...on the bike path.

    a lot of so called novels these days are "ghost written" the big Walmart book sellers,there seems to be no way any individual authors could crank out so much literary garbage,heres looking at JP,SK etc,I read two supposed hero epics about and by 2 heros( the dang books were almost identical)...
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    The Tariff Questions?

    a tale of two bosses,one that worked for (whom people dissed) would usually gave me a 25 cent raise if I asked Him,the other whom for some reason seemed to be admired( His brother) when I worked for him and asked" for a 25 cent,raise chuckled and told me"the trouble is there is always some poor...
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    Usernames...

    my doppelganger is "rara Avis" apparently he exists,been known by many folks I don't know even reportedly seen on the local high school roof once( as "Mandela effect things go- has anyone tried to find someone from childhood that no one knows anything about? had some spooky things happen when I...
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    Usernames...

    How about"Roman" for a sojourner with Italian ancestry( believe me some of those cats are real characters)
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    Lady cyclist killed in Davis involving juvenile on ebike...on the bike path.

    I was taught or by "osmosis" acquired"elder respect" for the most part these young punks now do not posses any,there was actually a fair amount of "elder respect" in incarceration( generally not from the youngish COs though,a few not many) When I screwed up as young forker,generally there was a...
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    Some Jams are Good

    A "jam" is sorta like a "scherzo"( I like John Williams theme for the "Today " show and others) otherwise.Raspberry! heard Doc and the boys jammin" on the "Tonight show" awesome
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    Overvolt!

    well I finally got a donor bike for the "trego ' project,it takes a basically universal"Silverfish" battery with 4 pins 36 volt stock battery,it no "ball of fire"(hope that's not prophetic) can I drop a 48 volts on the mount without destroying anything( hopefully for a little more torque,don't...
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